Oct 27, 2012

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off British Columbia at 8:04 p.m. Saturday night, prompting a tsunami warning for coastal areas within the Canadian province and from the north tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Decision, Alaska.

Minutes later the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement requesting that people in low-lying areas within this zone "should be alert to instructions from their local emergency officials" and "if in a tsunami warning coastal area, move inland to higher ground."

A warning means widespread coastal flooding could be imminent within the warning zone.